Jeremy Lin, Houston Rockets
Lin became an transcontinental sensation in 2012 when he experienced his breakout season, leading the New York Knicks to the playoffs and injecting an electric atmosphere into one of the world’s most famous performance arenas, Madison Square Garden. His story is well documented as an Ivy League brainy type who graduated from Harvard, was undrafted in the NBA, unwanted by several teams and nearly given up on by the Knicks before desperation put him on the floor and … the rest is history.
